Automatic feeding device for bottle cap knurling machine

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of bottle cap processing, in particular to an automatic feeding device for a bottle cap knurling machine, which is reasonable in structural design and mainly comprises a vibration material arranging machine, a steering seat, a cache turntable component and an inner support material pushing component which are matched with one another. Horizontal arrangement of the aluminum thin-wall bottle caps is achieved through the vibration arrangement machine, the horizontally-distributed aluminum thin-wall bottle caps are steered to be vertically distributed through the steering base and fed into the cache rotating disc assembly to be stored, and the aluminum thin-wall bottle caps cached in the cache rotating disc assembly are pushed out through the inner supporting pushing assembly. The aluminum thin-wall bottle cap can directly reach the knurling station of the bottle cap knurling machine, the inner supporting and pushing assembly can provide inner supporting for the aluminum thin-wall bottle cap in the knurling process, and the situation that the aluminum thin-wall bottle cap is prone to abnormal deformation in the knurling process is avoided.

Description

An automatic feeding device for a bottle cap knurling machine Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of bottle cap processing technology, and in particular to an automatic feeding device for a bottle cap knurling machine. Background Technology

[0002] The role of a bottle cap knurling machine in a bottle cap production line mainly includes the following aspects: 1) Improving the aesthetics and functionality of bottle caps: Knurling can create unique patterns or designs on the surface of bottle caps, which not only increases the product's appearance but also enhances its anti-slip performance, making the bottle caps safer and more reliable during use. 2) Enhancing the sealing performance of bottle caps: Through knurling, the contact area between the bottle cap and the bottle mouth increases, thereby improving the sealing performance, effectively preventing liquid leakage, and ensuring product preservation quality and user experience. 3) Improving production efficiency and product quality: The efficient operation and precise control of the knurling machine can greatly improve production efficiency while ensuring the quality and consistency of each bottle cap, reducing the defect rate. 4) Widely used in multiple industries: Bottle cap knurling machines are widely used in the food, beverage, daily chemical, and pharmaceutical industries, and are suitable for the production of various types of bottle caps, meeting the needs of different industries.

[0003] Existing automatic feeding devices for bottle cap knurling machines have shortcomings. First, they are only suitable for feeding small-sized plastic bottle caps, not large-sized thin-walled aluminum bottle caps. Second, they cannot provide internal support for thin-walled aluminum bottle caps during the feeding process, making them prone to abnormal deformation during knurling. Therefore, it is necessary to optimize and improve the existing automatic feeding devices for bottle cap knurling machines. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to overcome the aforementioned problems in traditional technology and provide an automatic feeding device for a bottle cap knurling machine.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned technical objectives and effects, this utility model is implemented through the following technical solution:

[0006] An automatic feeding device for a bottle cap knurling machine includes a vibrating feeder, a steering seat, a buffer turntable assembly, and an inner support pushing assembly. The output end of the vibrating feeder is connected to the top of the steering seat. The steering seat can rotate horizontally distributed aluminum thin-walled bottle caps to a vertically distributed position. The interior of the steering seat is equipped with a buffer turntable assembly capable of receiving aluminum thin-walled bottle caps. The inner support pushing assembly is located on the lower outer side of the steering seat. The inner support pushing assembly can push the aluminum thin-walled bottle caps in the buffer turntable assembly to the knurling station of the bottle cap knurling machine and provide internal support for the aluminum thin-walled bottle caps during the knurling process.

[0007] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned automatic feeding device for the bottle cap knurling machine, the interior of the steering seat is provided with a cylindrical movable cavity, the steering seat is provided with a steering cavity above the cylindrical movable cavity, one side of the steering cavity is provided with an inlet, the other side of the steering cavity is provided with a convex arch that allows the inlet bottle cap to automatically flip under the action of gravity, and the lower part of the steering seat is provided with symmetrical outer axial push grooves on both sides of the cylindrical movable cavity.

[0008] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned automatic feeding device for a bottle cap knurling machine, the buffer turntable assembly consists of a servo motor, a turntable, and a built-in vacuum suction cup. The movement of the turntable is restricted within a cylindrical movable cavity. The servo motor is mounted on the outside of the steering seat, and the output end of the servo motor is fixed to the center of the turntable. The outer end of the turntable is provided with several open buffer areas along the circumference. The inner end of the turntable located in the open buffer area is equipped with a built-in vacuum suction cup. The turntable is provided with symmetrical inner axial push grooves on both sides of the open buffer area.

[0009] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned automatic feeding device for a bottle cap knurling machine, the opening of the opening buffer area cooperates with the bottom opening of the turning cavity.

[0010] Furthermore, in the aforementioned automatic feeding device for the bottle cap knurling machine, the outer axial push groove and the inner axial push groove are equal to the outer diameter of the aluminum thin-walled bottle cap.

[0011] Furthermore, in the aforementioned automatic feeding device for a bottle cap knurling machine, the inner support pushing assembly includes a bracket, an axial push rod, an air slip ring, a support tube, an inner support suction head, a vacuum pump, and an air extraction hose. The bracket is fixed to the outside of the steering seat, and the axial push rod and vacuum pump are mounted on the bracket. The outer end of the movable rod of the axial push rod is connected to one end of the support tube via the air slip ring, and the other end of the support tube is fixed with the inner support suction head. The vacuum pump provides suction negative pressure to the inner support suction head via the air extraction hose.

[0012] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned automatic feeding device for the bottle cap knurling machine, the outer diameter of the inner support suction head matches the inner cavity diameter of the aluminum thin-walled bottle cap, the outer end face of the inner support suction head serves as the adsorption surface for the evenly distributed adsorption holes, and the outer edge of the inner support suction head is provided with a rounded corner structure to facilitate its insertion into the inner cavity of the aluminum thin-walled bottle cap.

[0013] Furthermore, in the above-mentioned automatic feeding device for the bottle cap knurling machine, the movable rod of the axial push rod is provided with a radial air passage and an axial air passage that are interconnected. The suction hose is connected to the outer end of the radial air passage, and the axial air passage is connected to the negative pressure chamber of the inner support suction head through the air slip ring and the support tube.

[0014] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:

[0015] This utility model has a reasonable structural design, mainly consisting of a vibratory feeder, a steering seat, a buffer turntable assembly, and an internal support pushing assembly. The components work together to achieve horizontal feeding of aluminum thin-walled bottle caps using the vibratory feeder. The steering seat turns the horizontally distributed aluminum thin-walled bottle caps to a vertical distribution and feeds them into the buffer turntable assembly for storage. The internal support pushing assembly pushes out the aluminum thin-walled bottle caps buffered in the buffer turntable assembly, allowing the aluminum thin-walled bottle caps to directly reach the knurling station of the bottle cap knurling machine. The internal support pushing assembly can provide internal support for the aluminum thin-walled bottle caps during the knurling process, preventing them from easily deforming abnormally during the knurling process.

[0016] Of course, any product implementing this utility model does not necessarily need to achieve all of the above advantages at the same time. Attached Figure Description

[0017] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0018] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the rotation of the aluminum thin-walled bottle cap in this utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 is a structural schematic diagram of the steering seat in this utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 is a structural schematic diagram of the cache turntable assembly in this utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 is a side view of the turntable of this utility model;

[0023] Figure 6 is a structural schematic diagram of the internal support pushing assembly in this utility model;

[0024] In the attached diagram, the components represented by each number are as follows:

[0025] 1- Vibratory feeder;

[0026] 2-Steering seat, 201-Seat body, 202-Cylindrical movable cavity, 203-Steering cavity, 204-Inlet, 205-Protruding arch, 206-Outer axial push groove;

[0027] 3-Buffer turntable assembly, 301-Servo motor, 302-Turntable, 303-Built-in vacuum suction cup;

[0028] 4-Internal support pusher assembly, 401-Bracket, 402-Axial push rod, 403-Air slip ring, 404-Support tube, 405-Internal support suction head, 406-Vacuum pump, 407-Evacuation hose;

[0029] 5- Thin-walled aluminum bottle cap. Detailed Implementation

[0030] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.

[0031] As shown in Figures 1-6, this embodiment provides an automatic feeding device for a bottle cap knurling machine, including a vibrating feeder 1, a steering seat 2, a buffer turntable assembly 3, and an inner support pushing assembly 4. The output end of the vibrating feeder 1 is connected to the top of the steering seat 2, which can rotate horizontally distributed aluminum thin-walled bottle caps 5 to a vertically distributed position. The steering seat 2 is equipped with a buffer turntable assembly 3 capable of receiving the aluminum thin-walled bottle caps 5, and the inner support pushing assembly 4 is located on the lower outer side of the steering seat 2. The inner support pushing assembly 4 can push the aluminum thin-walled bottle caps 5 from the buffer turntable assembly 3 to the knurling station of the bottle cap knurling machine and provide internal support for the aluminum thin-walled bottle caps 5 during the knurling process.

[0032] In this embodiment, the seat body 201 of the steering seat 2 is provided with a cylindrical movable cavity 202 inside. The steering seat 2 is provided with a steering cavity 203 above the cylindrical movable cavity 202. An inlet 204 is provided on one side of the steering cavity 203. A convex arch 205 is provided on the other side of the steering cavity 203, which enables the bottle cap to automatically flip under the action of gravity. The lower part of the steering seat 2 is provided with symmetrical outer axial push grooves 206 on both sides of the cylindrical movable cavity 202.

[0033] In this embodiment, the buffer turntable assembly 3 consists of a servo motor 301, a turntable 302, and a built-in vacuum suction cup 303. The turntable 302 is confined within a cylindrical movable cavity 202. The servo motor 301 is mounted on the outside of the steering seat 2, and its output end is fixed to the center of the turntable 302. Several open buffer areas 303 are circumferentially formed at the outer end of the turntable 302. A built-in vacuum suction cup 304 is installed at the inner end of the open buffer areas 303, and the suction surface of the built-in vacuum suction cup 304 is arc-shaped. Inner axial push grooves 305 are symmetrically formed on both sides of the open buffer areas 303 on the turntable 302.

[0034] In this embodiment, the opening of the open buffer area 303 cooperates with the bottom opening of the turning cavity 203.

[0035] In this embodiment, the outer axial push groove 206 and the inner axial push groove 305 are equal in outer diameter to the aluminum thin-walled bottle cap 5. The inner axial push groove 305 can rotate with the turntable 302 to connect with the outer axial push groove 206.

[0036] In this embodiment, the internal support pushing assembly 4 includes a bracket 401, an axial push rod 402, an air slip ring 403, a support tube 404, an internal support suction head 405, a vacuum pump 406, and an air extraction hose 407. The bracket 401 is fixed to the outside of the steering seat 2. The axial push rod 402 and the vacuum pump 406 are mounted on the bracket 401. The outer end of the movable rod of the axial push rod 402 is connected to one end of the support tube 404 through the air slip ring 403. The other end of the support tube 404 is fixed with the internal support suction head 405. The vacuum pump 406 provides suction negative pressure to the internal support suction head 405 through the air extraction hose 407.

[0037] In this embodiment, the outer diameter of the inner support suction head 405 matches the inner diameter of the aluminum thin-walled bottle cap 5. The outer end face of the inner support suction head 405 serves as the adsorption surface for the uniformly distributed adsorption holes. The outer edge of the inner support suction head 405 is provided with a rounded corner structure to facilitate its insertion into the inner cavity of the aluminum thin-walled bottle cap 5.

[0038] In this embodiment, the movable rod of the axial push rod 402 is provided with a radial air passage and an axial air passage that are interconnected. The suction hose 407 is connected to the outer end of the radial air passage, and the axial air passage is connected to the negative pressure chamber of the inner support suction head 405 through the air slip ring 403 and the support tube 404.

[0039] A specific application of this embodiment is as follows: This device mainly consists of a vibrating feeder 1, a steering seat 2, a buffer turntable assembly 3, and an inner support pushing assembly 4. The components work together to achieve horizontal feeding of aluminum thin-walled bottle caps 5 using the vibrating feeder 1, and to rotate the horizontally distributed aluminum thin-walled bottle caps 5 to a vertically distributed position using the steering seat 2, and to feed them into the buffer turntable assembly 3 for storage. The inner support pushing assembly 4 pushes out the aluminum thin-walled bottle caps 5 buffered in the buffer turntable assembly 3, so that the aluminum thin-walled bottle caps 5 directly reach the knurling station of the bottle cap knurling machine. The inner support pushing assembly 4 can provide internal support for the aluminum thin-walled bottle caps 5 during the knurling process, preventing them from easily deforming during the knurling process.

[0040] The preferred embodiments of this utility model disclosed above are merely illustrative of the present utility model. These preferred embodiments do not exhaustively describe all details, nor do they limit the utility model to specific implementation methods. Clearly, many modifications and variations can be made based on the content of this specification. This specification selects and specifically describes these embodiments to better explain the principles and practical applications of this utility model, thereby enabling those skilled in the art to better understand and utilize it. This utility model is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. An automatic feeding device for a bottle cap knurling machine, characterized in that, The device includes a vibratory feeder, a steering seat, a buffer turntable assembly, and an internal support pushing assembly. The output end of the vibratory feeder is connected to the top of the steering seat. The steering seat can rotate horizontally distributed aluminum thin-walled bottle caps to a vertically distributed position. The interior of the steering seat is equipped with a buffer turntable assembly that can receive aluminum thin-walled bottle caps. The internal support pushing assembly is located on the lower outer side of the steering seat. The internal support pushing assembly can push the aluminum thin-walled bottle caps in the buffer turntable assembly to the knurling station of the bottle cap knurling machine and provide internal support for the aluminum thin-walled bottle caps during the knurling process.

2. The automatic feeding device for a bottle cap knurling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The steering seat has a cylindrical movable cavity inside. The steering seat has a steering cavity above the cylindrical movable cavity. One side of the steering cavity has an inlet. The other side of the steering cavity has a convex arch that allows the bottle cap to automatically flip under gravity. The lower part of the steering seat has symmetrical outer axial push grooves on both sides of the cylindrical movable cavity.

3. An automatic feeding device for a bottle cap knurling machine according to claim 2, characterized in that, The buffer turntable assembly consists of a servo motor, a turntable, and a built-in vacuum suction cup. The movement of the turntable is restricted within a cylindrical movable cavity. The servo motor is mounted on the outside of the steering seat, and the output end of the servo motor is fixed to the center of the turntable. Several open buffer areas are provided circumferentially at the outer end of the turntable. The built-in vacuum suction cup is installed at the inner end of the open buffer area of ​​the turntable. Inner axial push grooves are symmetrically provided on both sides of the open buffer area of ​​the turntable.

4. An automatic feeding device for a bottle cap knurling machine according to claim 3, characterized in that, The opening of the open buffer area matches the bottom opening of the steering cavity.

5. An automatic feeding device for a bottle cap knurling machine according to claim 4, characterized in that, The outer axial groove and the inner axial groove are equal in diameter to the outer diameter of the aluminum thin-walled bottle cap.

6. An automatic feeding device for a bottle cap knurling machine according to claim 1, characterized in that, The internal support pushing assembly includes a bracket, an axial push rod, an air slip ring, a support tube, an internal support suction head, a vacuum pump, and an air extraction hose. The bracket is fixed to the outside of the steering seat. The axial push rod and the vacuum pump are mounted on the bracket. The outer end of the movable rod of the axial push rod is connected to one end of the support tube through the air slip ring. The other end of the support tube is fixed with the internal support suction head. The vacuum pump provides adsorption negative pressure to the internal support suction head through the air extraction hose.

7. An automatic feeding device for a bottle cap knurling machine according to claim 6, characterized in that, The outer diameter of the inner support suction head matches the inner diameter of the aluminum thin-walled bottle cap. The outer end face of the inner support suction head serves as the adsorption surface for the evenly distributed adsorption holes. The outer edge of the inner support suction head is provided with a rounded corner structure to facilitate its insertion into the inner cavity of the aluminum thin-walled bottle cap.

8. An automatic feeding device for a bottle cap knurling machine according to claim 7, characterized in that, The movable rod of the axial push rod is provided with a radial air passage and an axial air passage that are interconnected. The suction hose is connected to the outer end of the radial air passage, and the axial air passage is connected to the negative pressure chamber of the inner support suction head through the air slip ring and the support tube.

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